An Elsa, Texas car lot owner is grateful to be in his state. He says times have been tough, though they could be tougher. But he has worked to keep his employees working and he sees light at the end of the tunnel. He believes he is at an advantage because he is in the Lone Star State.

Go to http://stopsocializedmedicine.org and tell Congress to address surprise medical billing without price controls!

The media cares more about saving their anti-Trump narrative than all the lives he helped save from the virus:
http://dailytorch.com/2020/04/the-media-cares-more-about-saving-their-anti-trump-narrative-than-all-the-lives-he-helped-save-from-the-virus/

When the national lockdown began about a month ago, with the federal, state and local governments, the military, the private sector and the American people all combining resources to win the war on the Chinese coronavirus, the predictions could not have been more dire. If nothing was done, more than 2 million Americans, mostly elderly, would die. Without testing, the pandemic would quickly spread beyond control. There were no effective treatments. We would soon run out of hospital beds and ventilators. Instead, thanks to the effective leadership of President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and the task force, timely action by state governors to close schools and non-essential businesses, private sector mobilization on testing, new treatments and war-time production of needed medical equipment including ventilators, and military coordination to bring in Navy hospital ships, medical supplies and additional medical personnel on the ground locally where the virus was surging, none of that has happened. But can the media admit President Trump did a good job?

President Trump and coronavirus taskforce unveil federal strategy to reopen America community by community, state by state:
http://dailytorch.com/2020/04/president-trump-and-coronavirus-taskforce-unveil-federal-strategy-to-reopen-america-community-by-community-state-by-state/

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and the White House coronavirus task force have unveiled the administration’s strategy and recommendations for reopening America in three phases, community by community and state by state at a time of their choosing so that America’s way of life and economy can get back to normal as soon as possible.Hundreds of thousands of lives have already been saved and with thousands of ventilators and other medical supplies in high-scale production, the supply mercifully kept up with the demand, and we are past peak hospital usage. The surge that was feared is now in the past. The President’s mitigation strategy has worked and he, his team, all 50 states and the American people have combined their efforts and have appeared to defeat the model’s most dire projections and even the more modest ones.Now, with the recommendations being issued to every state, a gradual layered approach will be implemented, based on local situations, to reopen America piece by piece. “We are not opening all at once, but one careful step at a time,” President Trump said. It truly is a case study in federalism, with national leadership, guidance and resources, and state and local execution and implementation over the next couple of months or so, with decision-making remaining where it should with state governors. Are you ready to get back to work?

A registered nurse explains how hospital facilities are treating coronavirus. She says there are some good signs during these dark times.

Pelosi, Schumer take small businesses hostage—again. The trouble is they’ll kill the hostage.
http://dailytorch.com/2020/04/pelosi-schumer-take-small-businesses-hostage-again-the-trouble-is-theyll-kill-the-hostage/

Small business relief that was included in the $2.2 trillion legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump to shore up payrolls of millions of American workers during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic has been so popular that it is in danger of running out. As of Tuesday, the $350 billion program had already exhausted $257 billion as President Trump’s top economic advisor told Fox Business, “At the present run-rate, we’re going to be out of money.” 30 million small businesses employ up to 60 million Americans, the backbone of the U.S. economy, and for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the shortfalls are just fine. Those are hostages. The trouble is everyone knows they’ll kill the hostages, figuratively speaking, of course. That is, they’ll let those funds run out, even if it means tens of millions more Americans will lose their jobs for good while they wait to exact another toll from taxpayers on behalf of their own special interests, including state and local governments they want to bail out again. Can you believe this?

It took 50 states to get to a national lockdown, and it will take 50 states to reopen—and that’s a good thing:
http://dailytorch.com/2020/04/it-took-50-states-to-get-to-a-national-lockdown-and-it-will-take-50-states-to-reopen-and-thats-a-good-thing/

In order to combat the Chinese coronavirus and to save as many lives as possible, 42 states have issued stay at home orders, and another three have some parts of their states closed, in order to combat the Chinese coronavirus. All 50 states have schools closed. In addition, with the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump, including the overseas travel bans to China and Europe, social distancing, private sector testing and treatments being authorized on an emergency basis, the White House coronavirus task force has credited these closures in part with helping to slowing the total number of cases, which in turn has, according to the models touted by the medical community, already saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Countries all over the world have resorted to similar national lockdowns in order to win the war on the virus. The unfortunate side effect of the closures is the U.S. and global economies have effectively been shut down except for essential services, resulting in exceptionally high levels of unemployment. In the U.S., anywhere from 17 million to 20 million jobs have already been lost, with many more to come for every week the economy remains closed. At some point, though, the pandemic will end and the economy will reopen. But, just as it took all 50 states to get to the point of a national lockdown, so too will it take all 50 states to reopen when individual state governors determine it is safe to do so. What do you think?